Chapter 388: I’ve Got Your Back
Translator: Panda_Penn Editor: Chrissy
Jiang Qiling's grandpa died at the Gargoyle Mountain. In order to lift her out of her sorrows, Lu Li made a bet with her.
Lu Li promised that if Jiang Qiling could make her father kneel in front of her lover's grave and if she could ask all the civilians of the Central Plains to pay tribute to her grandpa, he would kowtow to her and wash her feet.
As far as Lu Li could see, these were impossible. At least, it was very difficult for Jiang Qiling to finish the first task. The Family Patriarch of the Jiang Family was of such a high status and with such power that the first task was impossible to accomplish.
For Jiang Qiling to accomplish this, she must be more powerful than her father in fighting abilities, which meant she must be of at least the Earth Immortal Realm.
Was Earth Immortal Realm so easy to reach?
As far as Lu Li could tell, there were only three Earth Immortal Realm warriors at the Lu Family, among them was Lu Zhengyang who was still in a coma from bad injuries. There were countless disciples of the Lu Family with endless resources and yet it was hard for one more Earth Immortal Realm warrior to appear in the Lu Family. How could Jiang Qiling make the breakthrough easily?
That being said…
At that moment, Lu Li had a feeling. He felt Jiang Qiling might be able to do it. She might surpass her father and become the most powerful one at the Pavilion of Delicacy.
That was because, this lady was too crazy!
Greatness could not be achieved without obsession. Once she became obsessed, her achievements would be outstanding. Jiang Qiling seemed to be at such a state. There was nothing else meaningful in her life. The only thing that kept her going was the bet she made with Lu Li.
Jiang Qiling was talented for sure, not to mention Jiang Family had enough resources. She had reached the peak of the Eternal Realm in half a year, and she might as well be able to reach the Human Sovereign Realm in a couple of years…
Lu Li was stunned indeed. A disciple of the 12 Royal Families could not be underestimated. Jiang Qiling also had the eighth-rank Bloodline, Soulfeasting Butterfly. If she kept going at this rate, she would definitely have a place on the Central Plain's warlord list.
Lu Li came to his senses after the time for more than a dozen breaths. He walked into the room but left the door open. He poured himself a goblet of Bloody Rose he picked up from a square table and then exclaimed, "Lady Qi, there is a saying that I didn't quite understand. Now I can feel it. It goes like this—after a period of absence, one may have changed for the better."
"Ha, ha, ha~"
Jiang Qiling laughed from ear to ear. Her pretty body trembled and her face was rosy in color. She said with pride, "You have come too early. In another two months, I will reach the Noble Lord Realm."
"Superb!"
Lu Li said sincerely, "Lady Qi, you are the most talented person I have ever met. Maybe someday, I will really have to kowtow to you and wash your feet."
"You will!"
Jiang Qiling said with seriousness, "Lu Li, when that day comes, don't you go back on your words."
"Ha, ha, ha!"
Lu Li answered with a laugh, "I am a man of integrity and I will admit defeat to a bet. I will deliver my promises."
Jiang Qiling nodded and asked, "Lu Li, I thought you have gone back to the Lu Family. Why are you here? I only learned that you are the son of Lu Renhuang after I came back to the Pavilion of Delicacy. Sorry that I didn't show you enough respect."
Lu Li squinted and asked, "Did Du Ran tell you this? Did he also tell you to be here?"
"Ha, ha!"
Jiang Qiling stroke her hair and replied, "You have underestimated the Pavilion of Delicacy. In fact… I have been informed about what happened at the Mystic Armor City. I also know that you were exiled to the Omen Island but you were rescued along the way. You come from the Northern Desert and I suppose you will go back there. I have been living here for half a month just to wait for you."
The 12 Royal Families were powerful beyond imagination!
Lu Li exclaimed again. There must be a lot of spies of the Pavilion of Delicacy at the Mystic Armor City, but it was understandable. The 12 Royal Families were the most powerful forces in the world. Their scouts must be everywhere at the Central Plains which could enable them to have complete control over the Central Plains.
Lu Li remembered the more than 10 patriarchs of the External Clan and the hundreds of deacons. The day Lu Zhengtan came back, he called for more than 100 deacons. Some of them must be in charge of intelligence.
"Lady Qi, don't laugh at me."
Lu Li felt embarrassed and didn't want to go further on this topic. Jiang Qiling knew he was exiled which made him a skeleton in the cupboard for the Lu Family.
Jiang Qiling put on a straight face and said with sincerity, "Lu Li, I will tell you the truth now. The Lu Family has issued an internal notice that you and your aunt are no longer disciples of the Lu Family. Have you ever considered about joining other forces? If you want to join the Pavilion of Delicacy, I can make some arrangements. I will make you the best of elite disciples and the family will provide you with every resource you need to reach the Noble Lord Realm. I will make you a patriarch of the External Clan. You don't have to see which way the wind blows in the Jiang Family. I've got your back!"
"No longer disciples of the Lu Family?"
Lu Li's mind was weighed down. He didn't think too highly of the status and he didn't have any attachment to the Lu Family. That being said, he had Lu Family's blood in his veins and he was exiled out of the Lu Family. He could not be buried at the ancestral temple after he died, and he would only be a ghost wandering in the wild…
Jiang Qiling detected Lu Li's change of expressions. She said after a pause, "Don't feel sad, Lu Li. After you come to the Pavilion of Delicacy, Jiang Family is your family. As long as I am alive, nobody will have the guts to bully you. If anyone does, I will murder him and his entire family."
Lu Li put on a forced smile. He shook his head and said, "Lady Qi, I have told you this before. I don't like living off others and I don't fancy living under other's roof. I will create a Lu Family of my own if the current Lu Family don't want me. By then, if my family is stronger than the current Lu Family, I will declare that mine is the authentic one!"
"Ha, ha!"
Jiang Qiling grinned. She had actually already guessed what his answer was going to be, but she just wanted to make sure. If Lu Li joined the Pavilion of Delicacy, he would no longer be the Lu Li she knew.
Lu Li was in deep thoughts. Soon, he left the matter of him being exiled from the Lu Family aside. Lu Zhengtan tried to kill him, which was even more appalling than exiling him. Therefore, Lu Li didn't think the exiling mattered that much.
After a moment, he looked up and said, "Lady Qi, can I ask you a favor?"
Jiang Qiling was surprised as Lu Li was not the kind of person to ask for help. She put on a grin and asked, "What is it? Tell me."
Lu Li said with seriousness, "I want you to help me to close the northern Central Plains. I don't want anyone from the Central Plains to be able to go to the Northern Desert, at least in 10 years. I need time!"
Jiang Qiling was a clever girl and she already had a theory as to why. She said after some thoughts, "Lu Li, you might just as well find a place at the Central Plains, like the northern Central Plains, instead of going back to the Northern Desert. You can fight for a Prefectural City and then occupy a region city. The resources a region has is much greater than the Northern Desert. What is there to be missed about such a deserted place as the Northern Desert?"
"No, thank you…"
Lu Li knew that as soon as he said the words, Jiang Qiling would get him a region. But it was too great a debt. Pavilion of Delicacy would not approve. Nobody could tell what would happen then.
"Fine!"
Seeing Lu Li was being persistent, Jiang Qiling nodded and said, "I will help you in any ways I can. But if some warriors from the Lu Family want to force their way through, I will not be able to stop them. I can only inform you beforehand."
Lu Li looked at Jiang Qiling with gratefulness and said, "Thank you!"
Jiang Qiling squinted her pretty eyes. Suddenly, she moved close to Lu Li and asked a question as if she was intending something naughty, "You don't allow anyone to go to the Northern Desert. You don't mean… me, right?"
"You…"
Lu Li was speechless. This was a devil in front of him. The Northern Desert would be turned upside down if she was there. He touched his nose in embarrassment and said, "Lady Qi, don't you need to cultivate? I am counting the days when I can wash your feet."
"Ha, ha~"
Jiang Qiling tilted her head and said, "Cultivation must be down with properness or I will lose my mind. I will only go there when I want to let my hair down. Isn't that okay? If so, I will have to reconsider what you said earlier about the favor…"
"Fine!"
Lu Li didn't know what to do with this little devil. He thought about it and added, "You can go there and have fun, but don't make any trouble. You know what I am like."
"Deal, ha, ha~"
Jiang Qiling stuck her tongue out and smiled a cunning smile. Her pretty eyes were like crescent moons, making her all the more charming.